Mitt Romney talks education before Latino group

Despite appearing before a Latino group, Romney didn’t once speak about immigration. None of the three pre-selected questions he was asked after his speech addressed that topic.

Romney also advocated for programs to improve teacher quality — an element of Obama’s Race to the Top program that distributes money to states with innovative education plans. However, the Republican version of teacher incentives have frequently been coupled with the elimination of teacher tenure — an effort teachers unions have fought relentlessly against.

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During a conference call with reporters before Romney’s speech, Oren Cass, the Romney campaign’s domestic policy director, said Romney “is a strong supporter of the No Child Left Behind Act” but would eliminate federally mandated school-testing requirements that serve as the heart of the law.

Cass said Romney would instead require states to set their own testing requirements.

Romney said the law is “not without its weaknesses” and pledged to “break the political logjam that has prevented successful reform of the law.”

“Parents shouldn’t have to navigate a complicated and cryptic evaluation system to figure out how their kids’ schools are performing,” he said. “States are going to have to provide a simple-to-read and widely available public report card that evaluates each and every school. These report cards will provide accurate, easy-to-understand information about student and school performance. States will continue to design their own standards and tests, but the report cards will provide information that parents can use to make informed choices.”

Romney also took square aim at teachers’ unions, blaming them for blocking school reforms and contributing to Democratic politicians.

“The teachers unions are one of the Democrats’ biggest donors — and one of the President’s biggest campaign supporters,” Romney said. “So, President Obama has been unable to stand up to union bosses — and unwilling to stand up for kids.”

Obama, however, has long been a supporter of charter schools, which are typically opposed by public school teacher unions.

Too late Willard, why didn"t have Russell Pearce and Sheriff Arpaio standing behind you on the podium? We all know what you think of Latinos. You could then have Arpaio's deputies check the citizenship status of the Latino business leaders. Half of them must look like illegals in business suits.

The day that Minorities learn that its Liberals Democrats that are forcing their children to attend these crap holes called schools is the day Liberalism dies. We spend more money on education than any other nation in the world.... yet the schools SUCK!

Well, there goes separation of religion and state if romney gets in. To quote "... send their child to any public or charter school ..."

Romney is in bed with the Catholics. LDS religion says being gay is an abomination. The pope says that being gay is a abomination. Romney cannot go against the pope because the pope is infalllable. Romney cannot go against the decision because this is Catholic dogma (cannot be wrong, cannot be discussed). There is no successful Catholic nation in the world. There are more Catholic Ds than Rs. The Catholics regard the bible and the pope above the Constitution. They are creating the gridlock. Failure of a hundred nations and a thousand years is their legacy. The bible does not trump the Constituti­­on. The President of the US does not need approval by the pope. Look to the South, and you will see what they have done. The US is next. Vote accordingly.

It is good that Mitt is taking on teachers - these lazy people with their high salaries and summers off just need to go! Plus they teach innocent children about UNIONS and other things they should be sheltered from!

As a special education teacher I read this with mixed feelings. I hate to see children stuck with poor teachers, on the other hand I am wary of the heavy burden this places on schools that show good results.

What Romney thinks is that the interests of US citizens should be the main concern of Congress and the Administration as opposed to the interests of foreigners. Those unwilling to sacrifice their economic interests and those of their children in the name of ethnic chauvinism will support Romney as I do.

BTW

The age of Latino immigration is drawing to a close. More Mexican nationals left the US and went back to Mexico than came the other way in 2011. In the not so distant future, Hispanics will be in the forefront of opposition to the importation of cheap labor just as Irish oppsed cheap labor from China back in the day. The outsiders today will be insiders soon enough and they will respond accordingly.

He already came out for the Ryan budget that all but eliminates federal education funding. For a religious man he doesn't have a problem lying.

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This is troubling. We haven't see this degree of "lying" since Obama claimed to be a native born Kenyan to enhance his book sales or Elizabeth Warren claimed to be a Chroke to help her get a job teaching at a University.

Another thing he "forgot" to mention was that in Florida the Board of Ed. (which is management so isn't unionized) lowered the passing grade in the Florida Comprehensive Assessment test in writing for 4th graders from 4 to 3. Out of 6. This raised the pass rate from under 30% to 80%. Test rigging, sub rosa resegregation and plain ol' embezzlement show that the states don't need Obama's help to rip off these kids.

Whenever Mitt wanders from the script on the economy, he looks like a schmuck.

An American Education is what every foreign student wants! Why? Because we have always been creative in our approach to education. Other nations such as Japan visit the US to see how we do it. They want to know how we can educate everyone, and do it so well. Our students consistently score higher on SAT exams in select areas. The reason Romney and his pimps, the Koch Brothers want to denigrate our education system is so they can get the money that goes for public education. They can use that money to set up schools that have no accountability, pay teachers nothing, and make a profit with the money they do not spend on students or programs. Stop listening to the lies--take our nation back from those who would de-value our education system.

Hussein and the liberal democrats are owned by the public employee unions. They cannot support choice and still buy their votes.

What is remarkable - President Class Warfare seems to think it is OK to send his kids to a private school... something he can do because he is rich. Poor families - screw them, gotta make the unions happy.

What Romney thinks is that the interests of US citizens should be the main concern of Congress and the Administration as opposed to the interests of foreigners. Those unwilling to sacrifice their economic interests and those of their children in the name of ethnic chauvinism will support Romney as I do.